Official Draft Thread

[RightBetweenTheEyes!]

The best choice for Utah at #9 is Hassan Whiteside... honestly, he's the only good choice left if you're looking for a big man. he has the size, length, and plays hard on defense.. smart player with a lot of potential.

 

[Darkwing Duck]

The best choice for Utah at #9 is Hassan Whiteside... honestly, he's the only good choice left if you're looking for a big man. he has the size, length, and plays hard on defense.. smart player with a lot of potential.

And the perfect candidate for Jermaine O'Neal syndrome, which is horrible for the team that drafts him.

 

[dwill#1]

Saying Hassan Whiteside is smart is to saying Magic Johnson is the best TV analysis man out there

 

[Stifle Tower]

I was listening to KOC on Locke this afternoon and he said he normal stuff about who the Jazz are going to draft. "Best Player Available". He said something like "I'm not going to turn down an M.J. just because I'm looking at a specific position."

Makes me wonder if, like a lot of others are thinking, KOC is looking at Henry or someone like that. He could be doing the I'm not saying jack trick too because every time someone draws a name out of him or any of the Jazz brass, someone else drafts them.

Who is this MJ of which he speaks?
I just don't see someone at #9 that is going to be so much better than the best available big. And I doubt KOC was dropping a hint that a deal is in place to move up. To get a deal done with Philly or Minn would be more than we could ever hope.

KOC is just setting us up so he can draft the next white hoax.

 

[NAOS]

Who is this MJ of which he speaks?
I just don't see someone at #9 that is going to be so much better than the best available big. And I doubt KOC was dropping a hint that a deal is in place to move up. To get a deal done with Philly or Minn would be more than we could ever hope.

KOC is just setting us up so he can draft the next white hoax.

This "MJ" thing is just a canned phrase. All he means is "I'm not going to let you get even close to our current thinking on the pick". As fans we should like that he is being so guarded. This phrase references, obviously, Portland's drafting of a big man instead of an athletic wing. The Jazz are in a similar spot: we are looking for a big man but shouldn't be blind to the likes of Henry and George.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Does anyone have a read on how the Henry-Aminu-Babbit-Hayward workout went?

 

[honz]

The best choice for Utah at #9 is Hassan Whiteside... honestly, he's the only good choice left if you're looking for a big man. he has the size, length, and plays hard on defense.. smart player with a lot of potential.

Correction: He tries to block every shot.

*According to David Locke.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

And the perfect candidate for Jermaine O'Neal syndrome, which is horrible for the team that drafts him.

Whiteside is a little more developed than JO was when he came into the league (which isn't saying too much). Otherwise, there is some comparison between JO and Whiteside. So the JO syndrome is what then? Decent player, but not worth $20mm/year? Injury prone?

 

[Darkwing Duck]

Whiteside is a little more developed than JO was when he came into the league (which isn't saying too much). Otherwise, there is some comparison between JO and Whiteside. So the JO syndrome is what then? Decent player, but not worth $20mm/year? Injury prone?

JO syndrome is completely failing while on your rookie contract yet succeeding once elsewhere.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

JO syndrome is completely failing while on your rookie contract yet succeeding once elsewhere.

JO was like 18 years old and completely undeveloped when he came into the league. He sat on the bench in Portland behind players like Sabonis, Rasheed Wallace, Cliff Robinson and Brian Grant. Portland didn't take time to develop him and didn't need to. Lots of players start performing once they leave the team that drafted them. Tracy McGrady is one of the best examples. Players out of high school take a few years to develop, and that's when their rookie deal is up.

 

[Darkwing Duck]

And Whiteside has been documented to be naive and unprepared for the rigors of the NBA, just like O'Neal was. I have serious doubts Whiteside does anything of significance in his first four years in the league, or at least first three years.

 

[Stifle Tower]

JO was like 18 years old and completely undeveloped when he came into the league. He sat on the bench in Portland behind players like Sabonis, Rasheed Wallace, Cliff Robinson and Brian Grant. Portland didn't take time to develop him and didn't need to. Lots of players start performing once they leave the team that drafted them. Tracy McGrady is one of the best examples. Players out of high school take a few years to develop, and that's when their rookie deal is up.

Very good point.
Whiteside and Orton would probably NEVER contribute during their rookie contract. Aldrich might. He's probably ready for back-up minutes right now. But his ceiling is so low it's already touching his head. Unfortunately, Fes might be the best hope we've got. Maybe that taste of starting will motivate him to really work out this summer.

I'm almost convinced that Henry is the best choice at #9. Or try to trade back a few spots and take Boy George or Luke Skywalker. Get another wing to put with CJ and Matthews. Then AK can back up Millsap until the deadline, when hopefully the Jazz can get a good starter or high draft pick out of his expiring contract.